Wisconsin’s Sixth District Congressman continues his crusade against illegal immigration, asking questions in committee about a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case.
The case known as Plyler Vs. Doe asked the court about a revision of an education law in Texas from 1975, allowing the state to withhold funding from local school districts for educating children of illegal aliens.
The question asked was whether the law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the law, ruling that children were afforded 14th Amendment protections and that the state law “severely disadvantaged the children of illegal aliens by denying them the right to an education.”
Cong. Grothman continues to say that the Biden Administration allowed millions and millions of people to cross the border illegally and that Americans were suffering the consequences of efforts to stop them.
During a committee hearing last week, the Glenbeulah Republican asked questions to people testifying about how legal and illegal immigrants are treated and why they come to the U.S., and why they can be educated.
He then posed a question.
“We have a policy of giving, apparently, a free education to people who come here illegally,” he stated. “We also have a policy of giving free healthcare to people coming here illegally. Which is the dumber policy? Which is the one resulting in more people coming here who shouldn’t be here.”
Rep. Grothman also said the U.S. needs to be clear about what the previous administration’s policies mean for women after it was learned that women and girls were being abused and sexually assaulted because “the border was left open.”
He says in a weekly update that it’s time to rethink the Supreme Court’s ruling and put common-sense policies in place to prioritize American students, families, and communities.
